Council

The governing body of EMBO

EMBO Council is the governing body of EMBO, responsible for ensuring the development of the organization. It consists of 15 members who serve for a period of three years and who may be reelected for one additional term of office.


EMBO Council Members 2024

Elected terms of officeNameCountry
2023-2025Silvia ArberCH-Basel
2022-2024Naama BarkaiIL-Rehovot
2021-2023, 2024-2026David BaulcombeUK-Cambridge
2021-2023, 2024-2026Deborah Bourc’hisFR-Paris
2022-2024James BriscoeUK-London
2023-2025Ivan DikicDE-Frankfurt
2019-2021, 2022-2024Eileen FurlongDE-Heidelberg
2020-2022, 2023-2025Crisanto GutierrezES-Madrid
2023-2025Johanna IvaskaFI-Turku
2019-2021, 2022-2024Jiri LukasDK-Copenhagen
2024-2026Zoi LygerouGR-Patras
2021-2023, 2024-2026Marta MiaczynskaPL-Warsaw
2020-2022, 2023-2025Maria Rescigno (Vice Chair)IT-Milan
2022-2024Brenda A. SchulmanDE-Munich
2024-2026Harald StenmarkNO-Oslo


Ex officio Council Member

Fiona WattDirector, EMBO


Observers

Paul NurseSecretary General, EMBO
Leszek KaczmarekPresident, EMBC
Barbara OhnesorgeSecretary General, EMBC
Edith HeardDirector General, EMBL
Lori PassmoreChair, EMBO Membership Committee
Christoph DehioChair, EMBO Young Investigator Committee
Nicolas TaponChair, EMBO Course Committee
Malcolm J. BennettChair, EMBO Fellowship Committee
Matthew FreemanEMBO Member